*엘로우 서브마린, 오피스랜드스케이프 [ Za Bor Architects ] submarine-like meeting rooms to Yandex's Moscow office

비틀즈의 명곡 엘로우 서브마린이 생각난다. 러시아의 대표적인 IT기업, 얀덱스의 모스크바 오피스랜드스케이프는 효율적인 업무공간 확보와 기업의 고유한 이미지 고취를 목표로 직원들에게는 쾌적한 거주환경을 외부인들에게는 매력적인 공간을 제공하는 사무공간으로 디자인된다. 기존 건축물의 요소를 적극적으로 활용하는 리노베이션 과정은 불필요한 장식의 제거와 기능공간을 위한 적정치수를 기본개념으로 다양한 공용공간을 생성시키며 이에 걸맞는 디자인 요소와 컬러가 적용된다. 그룹내 브레밍스토밍과 크리에이티브 아이디어를 발현 할 수 있는 미팅 스페이스와 컨퍼런스 룸, 여가활동 및 막간의 휴식을 즐길 수 있는 라운지, 휴게실; 공용공간은 노란색 잠수함을 연상시키는 형태로, 경쾌한 라이트 그린이 연속적인 선형을 이루는 복도로, 화이트 코쿤형태의 회의실로 디자인된다.

reviewed by SJ

The main place in Za Bor Architects' portfolio is held by offices of IT-companies. It has a lot to do with a pretty informal and creative atmosphere that these firms are willing to build up for their employers, because working environment is one of the key factors that affect the company’s attraction. It is worth to note that Yandex – the largest IT-company in Russia, and one of the world’s leaders in this field, has been entrusting their offices to Za Bor Architects for six years already. Today there are 21 Yandex office in 12 cities of four countries of the world, that Za Bor Architects have developed.

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Client: Yandex
Address: Stroganov business center, 18B Leo Tolstoy str, Moscow
Project management: Yandex
Architecture and design: Za Bor Architects
Architects: Arseniy Borisenko and Peter Zaytsev
Project coordinator: Nadezhda Rozhanskaya
Furniture: Herman Miller, GlobeZero4, Vitra
Lighting: Slide
Acoustic material: Sonaspray
Acoustic solutions: Acoustic group
Flooring: Interface FLOR
Time of project — 2012-2013
Floor area: 5800 sqm

Recently one more Moscow office of Yandex was opened in Stroganov building in Krasnaya Roza 1875 business quarter. This reconstructed building is full of columns and inter-storey premises, which influenced the interiors a lot. The client, as usually, wanted to see a happy and comfortable interior that would hold a large number of specialists.

The first three floors are connected with a generic element, that is intended to form a giant ribbon, that, while penetrating floors, forms streamlined volumes of meeting and conference rooms.

The first three floors have the following common elements of all Yandex offices, as open communication lines on the ceiling, unique ceiling lights in complex geometrical boxes, and compound flowerpots with flowers dragging on to the ceiling. Alcove sofas by Vitra are used as bright colour spots, and places for informal communication. Wall finishing is traditionally industrial carpet, marker covering, cork; and of course, a poured floor.

The fourth and fifth floors are constructed in a totally different style. You may only notice two signature elements of Za Bor Architects here – large meeting rooms – architects call them bathyscaphes, and employees named them Orange and Tomato due to their colours.

Such difference in decoration is determined with very complex construction elements and level differences in the building (the ceiling height varies from 2 to 6 meters), balconies, beams that were left from the previous tenants. Nevertheless, here we can see new colours, partition walls and flooring. Here, in these neutral grey-white interiors, rather than elsewhere, there are many workplaces completed with Herman Miller systems, and the largest open-spaces. Also there are cafeteria and game room with a sport corner.

This has constrained partition of the building into two separate office, in fact it helps clients and numerous visitors of Yandex Money department to deal with their issues, without distracting technical specialists, located on the top floors.

from  dezeen